West Indies beat Zimbabwe by 31 runs in their second First Round Group B match to keep qualification hopes for the Super 12 stage of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 alive. In spite of another batting collapse, West Indies posted 153 for seven off their 20 overs, then restricted Zimbabwe to 122 all out with ten balls remaining. Captain Nicholas Pooran won the toss and chose to bat first …
Sri Lanka gave their qualification hopes a major boost with a commanding 79-run win against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in their second First Round Group A match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Australia. Having been put into bat, Sri Lanka dominated the opening proceedings reaching 117-2 after 14 overs, but were pegged back brilliantly by a hat trick from Karthik Meiyappan, reaching 152 for eight. In …
The state has a responsibility to be transparent and ask permission from the ward, guardian or parent of a child in Barbados’ school system before doing anything that would encroach on privacy. This is the view of social activist Winston Clarke, who was speaking during a protest by parents at Trevor’s Way in Bridgetown on Saturday against the controversial Inter-American Development Bank questionnaire which was recently administered to 733 first …
The controversial “pre-test” questionnaire was a breach in parental rights by the State. That was the assessment of Felicia Dujon speaking during a lunchtime lecture hosted at the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) headquarters in George Street, Belleville on Friday. This lunchtime lecture came days after Minister of Education Kay McConney, flanked by Chief Education Officer Dr Ramona Bradshaw held a press conference at the Ministry’s Constitution Road Headquarters in Bridgetown …
Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced a new financial plan for the next four years in the House of Assembly on Tuesday. The Resolution, titled the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) Plan 2022: Fiscal Year 2022/23-Fiscal Year 2026/27, is the successor to the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan 2018 (BERT 2018). The document’s focus is on achieving inclusive and sustainable growth, while also maintaining fiscal and debt sustainability. …